Stonewall Brigade

The Stonewall Brigade was a Confederate brigade that was active from 27 April 1861 to 9 April 1865 during the American Civil War. The brigade was named for its commander, Stonewall Jackson, who consolidated five regiments into his own brigade at the start of the war. The unit gained fame as an elite unit of the Confederate States Army, serving in the Army of Northern Virginia under Stonewall's inspiring leadership. The brigade was nicknamed "Jackson's foot cavalry" for marching 57 miles in 51 hours during the 1862 Valley Campaign, and it lost its commander Charles S. Winder at Cedar Mountain on 9 August 1862, lost William S. Baylor at Bull Run later that year, and lost Elisha F. Paxton at Chancellorsville in 1863, where Jackson himself was mortally wounded. In 1862, casualties surpassed 1,200, including two of its brigade commanders. Of the 6,000 troops who served in the brigade during the war, only 219 were left at the surrender at Appomattox Court House, with none holding a rank higher than captain.